Open up: May said on Monday she wanted tech firms such as Facebook, Apple and Google to find ways to give security services access to messages on phones.
LONDON: British officials have demanded tech firms do much more to give police access to smartphone communications following last week's Westminster attack, just months after new laws gave security services broader powers.
However, they have yet to spell out clearly whether the government wants them to weaken encrypted services such as WhatsApp or are simply asking for ways to gain access to phones in their possession to recover suspects' communications.
